Belarus at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Belarus at the Olympic Games

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 111 in 16 sports
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0		 Bronze
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Belarus is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Athletics

Belarusian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Boxing

Belarus has entered one boxer to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Dzmitry Asanau became the first Belarusian boxer to be selected to the Olympic team, following a top three finish and a box-off victory at the 2015 World Championships.[3][4]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Dzmitry Asanau Bantamweight

Canoeing

Sprint

Belarusian canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
C-1 200 m
K-1 1000 m


C-2 1000 m


K-2 1000 m




K-4 1000 m
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
K-1 500 m




K-4 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Belarusian riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour (for men) and top 22 in the 2016 UCI World Ranking (for women).[6]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's road race
Men's time trial
Men's road race
Men's time trial
Women's road race
Women's time trial

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Belarus has entered one rider to compete in women's omnium at the Olympics, by virtue of her final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.

Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank Time Rank Points Rank
Tatsiana Sharakova Women's omnium

Diving

Belarusian divers qualified for the following individual and synchronized team spots at the 2016 Olympic Games through the World Championships and FINA World Cup series.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Vadim Kaptur 10 m platform

Equestrian

Belarus has entered one eventing rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top two finish from a combined group of North Western, South Western, Central & Eastern Europe in the individual FEI Olympic rankings.[7][8]

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Alena Tseliapushkina Passat Individual

Fencing

Belarus has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. 2012 Olympian Aliaksandr Buikevich had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's sabre by finishing among the top 14 individual fencers in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[9]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Aliaksandr Buikevich Individual sabre

Gymnastics

Artistic

Belarus has entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. Andrey Likhovitskiy and American-born Kylie Dickson had claimed their Olympic spots each in the men's and women's apparatus and all-around events, respectively, at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[10][11]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Andrey Likhovitskiy
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Kylie Dickson

Rhythmic

Belarus has qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the individual and group all-around by finishing in the top 15 (for individual) and top 10 (for group) at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[12]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Katsiaryna Halkina Individual
Melitina Staniouta
Athlete Event Qualification Final
5 balls 3 ribbons
2 hoops		 Total Rank 5 balls 3 ribbons
2 hoops		 Total Rank
 
 
 
 
 Team

Trampoline

Belarus has qualified a total of three gymnasts (one male and two females) in both men's and women's trampoline by virtue of a top eight finish at the 2015 World Championships in Odense, Denmark.[13]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Uladzislau Hancharou Men's
Hanna Harchonak Women's
Tatsiana Piatrenia

Rowing

Belarusian rowers have qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2015 FISA World Championships.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Single sculls




Four N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank


 Pair


Double sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Belarusian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[14] Meanwhile, the men's RS:X spot had been re-allocated to the Belarusian team as the next highest-ranked eligible NOC, after New Zealand decided to reject the berth won by JP Tobin at the 2014 World Championships.[15]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
RS:X
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Laser Radial

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Belarusian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[16]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
  10 m air rifle
 
50 m rifle prone
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
10 m air pistol

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Belarusian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[17][18] To secure their nomination to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain a top two finish under the FINA Olympic qualifying A standard in each of the individual pool events at the Belarusian Open (April 20 to 23) in Brest.

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Pavel Sankovich 100 m butterfly
Viktar Staselovich 100 m backstroke
Yauhen Tsurkin 100 m freestyle
100 m butterfly
Mikita Tsmyh 100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Aliaksandra Herasimenia 100 m freestyle
Sviatlana Khakhlova 50 m freestyle
Yuliya Khitraya

Synchronized swimming

Belarus has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by picking up one of four spare berths freed by the continental selection for being the next highest ranking nation at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro, signifying their nation's Olympic comeback to the sport since 2008.[19]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Iryna Limanouskaya
Veronika Yesipovich		 Duet

Table tennis

Belarus has entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Olympic veterans Vladimir Samsonov and Viktoria Pavlovich were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[20]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Vladimir Samsonov Men's singles
Viktoria Pavlovich Women's singles

Taekwondo

Belarus entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition for the first time at the Olympics. Arman-Marshall Silla secured a place in the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) by virtue of his top two finish at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[21]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Arman-Marshall Silla Men's +80 kg

Weightlifting

Belarusian weightlifters have qualified a maximum of six men's and four women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
 
 
 
 
 
 
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
 
 
 
 

Wrestling

Belarus has qualified seven wrestlers for each the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots each in the men's Greco-Roman 59 kg and women's freestyle 75 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while three more berths had been awarded to the Belarusian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament.[22]

Two further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Belarusian roster at the first meet of the World Qualification Tournament.[23]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Amarhajy Mahamedau −86 kg
Yusup Jalilau −125 kg
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Soslan Daurov −59 kg
Javid Hamzatau −85 kg
Aliaksandr Hrabovik −98 kg
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Maryia Mamashuk −63 kg
Vasilisa Marzaliuk −75 kg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Captain Conlan makes history for Ireland while Cuba and Russia claim double gold on first day of AIBA World Championship finals in Doha". AIBA. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "First 60 boxers from 24 countries confirmed for Rio 2016 as early Olympic quota places taken up". AIBA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Belarus' Yelena Telepushkina earns Rio 2016 berth". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events". FEI. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Olympic sabre race goes down to the wire in Seoul". FIE. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Men's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Test Event and The World Games 2017 qualifiers confirmed". FIG. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Trampoline Gymnastics: 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Test Event and The World Games 2017 qualifiers confirmed". FIG. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Nineteen Rio 2016 Olympic Laser Radial Places Awarded At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Will NZ's most successful Olympic Sailing event cop the Selection axe?". Sail-World. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  19. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (7 March 2016). "Ukraine land first-ever Olympic synchronised swimming team event berth at Rio 2016 qualifier". Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  20. ↑ Marshall, Ian (5 May 2016). "Olympic Games Singles Ranking Announced, Another Step Nearer Final Line Up". ITTF. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Refugee Athlete Among 16 Taekwondo Fighters to Secure Rio 2016 Place at European Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  23. ↑ May, William (22 April 2016). "Uzbekistan, Sweden Double Up in Bronze Medal Playoffs at 1st World OG Qualifier". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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